Re: Mike Ness (Re: SxSW) Cisco Insley
Dan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: He's a little too limited in the sound and type of songs he writes w/ Social Distortion, but I wouldn't put anything past the guy. If this thing is really gonna be an acoustic folkish-country record I'll be there the day it's released. A little more insight on Mr. Ness's upcoming solo thing. He's got Chris Lawrence (ex-Neon Angels) whose currently doing axe-man duty as part of Cisco's Reasons Why band playing guitar on it which tells me there's going to be some serious twang going on. And speaking of Mr. Lawrence, he and his pal Cisco were damn impressive at the NEA in Nashville this weekend. Definitely have that Dwight Yoakam thing going, but with a harder edge to it all. Unfortunately, they were somewhat of a last minute addition and not many folks in the Gibson Guitar Cafe to see them on Friday night. Another impressive twanger was Mark Insley who also hails from the Southern Calif. neck of the woods. He had a pretty fine record out a year or so ago on Country Music Town Records. Reminds of sort of a cross between Lauderdale and Ricky Nelson. Also didn't hurt a bit that he had Tim Carroll guesting on guitar. Called Rosie on stage during his Wolfy's gig and they did a duet on "Sin City" that'd make you melt. Boudin Dan
Mike Ness (Re: SxSW)
Sheesh, isn't everyone?? g. I'll still put their "Making Believe" up against any rock cover of a country song And then Jon wrote something like "good thing that g is in there" (which *was* funny). That said tho, Nessie does have the ability, at least lyrically, to write many great country songs; "I Was Wrong" off of that last record they did (I think it was the last) was as powerful as any post-punk song I've ever heard, one of those songs that slices right into the core of the listener with a "man, that's a little too close to home" feeling-at least it did for me. I'd love to heard a country-oriented act cover that. He's a little too limited in the sound and type of songs he writes w/ Social Distortion, but I wouldn't put anything past the guy. If this thing is really gonna be an acoustic folkish-country record I'll be there the day it's released. Dan, still laughing at the Brooks/Padres clips.
